Oh give it a rest DM
don't recall any serious movement in France, Germany or Italy calling for the return of their monarchy. Let's vote! And while we are at it, if the Scottish can vote for independence, why can't the English.
When George becomes King he'll have his sister and brother as well as his spouse and their spouses, they could all have children old enough to join the firm too.
Country cannot afford to support a bloated family whose members have freeloaded on the connections and titles for years.Charles should insist no more hereditary titles to be passed on.You become plain Mr orMrs after the present holder goes
Charles could rethink his part in the decision that Beatrice and Eugenie were not to be included in working royals.
Charles is a weak, vain, selfish ninny who can't keep his nose out of politics.He was pathetically jealous of his first wife's popularity and he was a rubbish husband. If the royal family want to become cheerleaders for Net Zero and all in favour of their subjects having a poorer, colder, worse life then let's have a Republic, because none of us need more elitists telling us to eat locust burgers whilst tucking into red wine and steaks themselves!
The Fr0gs had the right idea on how to deal with their monarchy once for all, but now they've ended up with Macaron Napoleon IV, a pipsqueak who thinks he's the emperor of F rance. Was it worth it?
All supposition, You cant predict who what and when. For goodness sake , go spout your rubbish somewhere else.
The Royals are banking on the majority of the public not believing the people who know the truth about them. It won't last long. The old 'the bigger the lie the more they will believe it,' tactic just won't work for you anymore I'm afraid.
It will be a very long time before 9 year old George takes over if the monarchy is even still there.
All supposition, You cant predict who what and when. For goodness sake , go spout your rubbish somewhere else.
What a silly way of putting those numbers together, after the King and queen it should have gone in a straight line.
George has his great aunts and uncles and their children plus his siblings. The monarchy has survived for thousands of years don't you worry lol
I agree, it's been slimmed down too much! The BRF will need more working royals even before Prince George ascends the throne. Charles has a 2 siblings, his son , daughter in-law and relatives to add to his mix of a slimmed down monarchy. Don't mean to be rude but most of them are very old. William has now no sibling or cousins in the line up as working royals to be. I foresee the Cambridges needing more working royals to help before George even starts uni. Can't rely on his siblings, they may grow up to live lives outside royal duty.
One day, hopefully in yours and my lifetime, the world will know the depth of the lies from these people. It is truly shocking, trust me.
Right now, in Spain, there are only 3 members of the Royal Family who work for the monarchy: King Felipe, Queen Letizia and Queen Sofia.
Do not blame Harry and Megan, the monarchy is NOT FLEXIBLE FOR MODERN TIMES. EUGINIE, BEATRICE, HARRY AND MEGAN, even Zara and Peter, could and should be given part time working royal roles. The monarchy is the one that wont do it. So they have old people, who no one really cares about seeing. The firm is not very bright when it comes to selling themselves.
Supporters are always saying Camilla was Charlies one true love. If that's so, would you not want to have a child with you're "one true love"? I would bet that Camillas children are actually Charlie's children. They were having an affair with each other throughout their marriages. AP Bowles was obviously just their wingman (he was invited to the coronation). Don't be surprised when Charlie starts dishing out titles, lordships etc etc to all his real "family" soon. I'm sure they will help out too, they already did so at the coronation.
It's amazing how much George looks more and more like Kate the older he gets. All three children were beautifully behaved and looked adorable.
To do WHAT exactly ? The term working royal is surely made in jest? They will also have fewer duties as more Commonwealth countries realize they don't want them
What a load of tosh! Plenty of younger royals available that I am sure would help if they are paid a salary, Beatrice, Eugenie, princess Anne's kids or they just do fewer engagements and, Charlotte, George and Louis will come of age and be supported by William and Catherine.
HOW STUPID IS IT TO HAVE A MONARCHY!! HOPEFULLY IN THE NEAR FUTURE THIS OUTDATED C**P WILL BE GONE FOR GOOD. I COULDN"T STOP LAUGHING AT ALL THEM PLAYING DRESS UP AND CARRIAGE RIDES THE PAST WEEKEND.
I said that the other day, that the majority of them will be in nursing homes in the next 5-10 years. It will just leave a working Royal family of 6. Cause George will be to young. There will be nobody left to help Charles if he lives as long as his parents never mind William or George.
Do all those ribbons really need to be cut? Hospitals open well without a minor royal saying it's now open. Still unsure why Edward and all the letters after his name and all those unearned medals was asked to open the brilliant Ashgate Hospice. I very much doubt he offered to help you n the kitchens or take the meals round.
There may not be a monarchy by the time George's turn comes around. And while I am not necessarily a republican, a feudal anachronism like this serves no useful purpose in the British Isles or elsewhere.
The no shortage of royals to do work, only a shortage of " work" for royals to do. Unless you count unveiling and waving as work.
Couldn't they have an equal number of republicans volunteer to attend the events for food and champagne and then compare the value added at the end of a year.
Very good points. At last someone is addressing this. Princess Alexandra has been retired for years, so there are only 9 working royals next to C&C in the photo. Even more pressing - who will be there to support the Waleses when the older generation is no longer there? In ten years, their children will only be 19, 18, and 15. W&C will have to enlist their cousins, or there will only be a few people to handle the over 3,000 patronages.
I think Princess Beatrice should have a role, if she wants it. She seems lovely and has never put a foot wrong. It's completely unfair to disqualify her because of her awful parents - quite the opposite in fact, as she seems to have turned out very well in the face of huge family difficulties. All of this applies equally to Eugenie, but I'm not sure if she would want the role given her loyalty to the Sussexes. But if so, I think Beatrice and Eugenie would be wonderful working royals. They seem so mature and well-behaved. And they were born princesses - what more could you want!
They should all do what Camilla does. Everytime she gets a tedious assignment she gets Covid and goes into hibernation.
Whether in the future it is a large or small "working" monarchy, it will be largely irrelevant. By the time Charles goes (if he has another 20 in him) all those teenagers and early 20 somethings of today who will be going into middle age as tax payers having had predominantly zero interest in monarchy all their lives, will be asking some petty searching questions as to what relevance or purpose do these people actually serve? My 'boomer' generation who are their core remaining 'fan' base will be all but gone and then who will they have left in favour of continuance? Whilst people tend to be more conservative with age, they do not become more deferential; indeed quite the reverse. It is all on borrowed time now QE2 is no more and no matter how much juggling Charles does.
there's a major flaw in this as you say 'excluding Wales and Edinburgh, well that cuts out the 4 people who will help george- his 2 siblings and 2 cousins all on his level. by leaving them out you're article becomes meaning less. It's like writing 'there's nothing to stop the north koreans from taking the whole peninsula, so long as you don't mention the US and south Korean armies.
I ve always liked Princess Beatrice and as the eldest daughter of a Duke I feel she would really contribute to a role in royal life I believe shes also close to the King too
"To date, the Waleses appear to have approached their increased workload with dedication and ease"... Workload? Sorry. You've lost me there.
I'm still absolutely FUMING that Harry and Meghan were cynically edited out of the Royal Coronation group photograph. It's blatant discrimination, pure and simple.
I would bet that Camillas children are actually Charlie's children. They were having an affair with each other throughout their marriages. AP Bowles was obviously just their wingman (he was invited to the coronation). Don't be surprised when Charlie starts dishing out titles, lordships etc etc to all his real "family" soon. I'm sure they will all help out. They already did at the coronation.
It's SOMEWHAT a shame (I know - I know - not everyone will agree) that Bea and Euge have been placed in the chiller. They are loyal to the crown and could help out a lot. But their dad sort of ruined THAT for them. And M just plain ruined a lot as well. Always having to be mindful of her lurking in the background and so you have a lot of hand wringing as a result. If only.....
The duke and Duchess of Edinburgh have two fine children, I'm sure they will do their duty just as their parents do.
Okay, so he has a brother and a sister. By the time he takes the throne, he will be married with his own children and will have nephews and nieces. Failing that his great-uncles and aunt have families - so there's a big pool to draw from (without going anywhere near his uncle and that awful actress)
What rot. Families grow, marriages are made and children born. If ALL the people currently described as "Royal Family" are retained as such, before long there will be so many, they'd fill Westminster Cathedral on their own. There has to be a "slimming down" every so often. At least we don't have the historical methods (usually involving blood and burials) any more.
Sweet Cherry Pie, London, United Kingdom, moments ago
There will be plenty of hangers on who will lend a hand. The RF s a business and its too rich to go under